Tascam DP-008 Owner's Manual

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68 TASCAM DP-008Overview of partitionsAs described in “Partitions and songs” (page47), SD cards formatted by this unit aredivided into partitions. MTR partitions arefor recording data while the FAT partitioncan be accessed with a personal computer.High-capacity cards can have multiple MTRpartitions. In this case, you can use the MTRpartitions for different songs, for example,or copy songs to a different MTR partitionsto save their information. The FAT partitionis FAT32 format and can be accessed by acomputer connected to this unit by USB. ThisFAT partition is used to save songs and exportstereo master tracks to computers, as well asto allow this unit to import audio files intosongs, for example. For this reason, two stepsare necessary to copy from a MTR partitionand a computer. You can also format an entirecard or individual partition as well as changethe divisions between partitions (repartition) asnecessary.CAUTIONFormatting and repartition operationscannot be undone!NOTEThe FAT (File Allocation Table) format•is a disk format that can be read by acomputer.SD and SDHC card that are at least 512MB•in size can be used.Formatting cards andsetting partition sizesThis operation formats the entire card andallows you set MTR partition sizes for high-capacity cards.CAUTIONThis operation erases all the data on thecard and cannot be undone! Confirm thatyou will not lose important data beforeformatting a card.1 When the recorder is stopped, pressMENU to open the MENU screen.2 Turn the DATA wheel to select CARD, andpress the F4 (¥) key to open the CARDmenu screen.3 Turn the DATA wheel to select FORMATand press the F4 (¥) key.The FORMAT screen opens.MTR partition sizeFAT partition sizeTotal card sizeThe following table shows the FAT and MTRpartition sizes for different SD card capacities.The FAT partition size is set automaticallyaccording to card capacity. The size of theMTR partition on cards 4 GB or smaller is alsofixed, but cards that are 8 GB or larger havemultiple MTR partitions and their sizes canbe chosen. However, the last MTR partitionis set to fill the remaining space on the cardautomatically, so its size cannot be chosen.Card capacity and partition sizeCardcapacityFATpartitionsizeMTR partition size32 GB 4 GB 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB or16 GB16 GB 4 GB 2 GB, 4 GB or 8 GB8 GB 2 GB 2 GB or 4 GB4 GB 2 GB 2 GB fixed2 GB 1 GB 1 GB fixed1 GB 512 MB 512MB fixed10 – SD Card Management